'GUARDIAN': HE'S NOT BAD, BUT HIS SHOW IS.``Leave it to you to turn pro bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. into profit,'' a colleague marvels to cynical yet hunky hun·ky 1 n. pl. hun·kies Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a laborer, from east-central Europe. creep Nick Fallin (Simon Baker) early tonight in ``The Guardian,'' serving as a tacit statement of intentions for this clunky, manipulative series. Baker stars as a hotshot corporate-law attorney in his father's (Dabney Coleman Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache. Biography Early life Coleman was born in Austin, Texas to Mary Wharton Johns and Melvin Randolph Coleman. ) firm who, after a drug bust, is sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service as a children's advocate in legal custody battles. Trouble is, Fallin is so self-absorbed and career-driven that it has never occurred to him that human beings have emotions. Working with troubled kids, of course, will change him. Tonight, Nick represents a young boy whose father murdered his mother, and after making a big show of his insensitivity, he actually goes the extra mile for the kid. He also makes a big chunk of money representing some computer entrepreneurs. It's implicit that Baker's good looks will make us care about him (put an ugly actor in this ugly character's role and viewers would flee in droves); he's an effective jerk, even if his Australian accent occasionally floats into a scene or two. But boy oh boy, it sure is tiresome watching bad guys get humanized in such a schematic fashion, and besides, how long will it take before this legal-eagle android An open platform for cellphones from the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Based on Linux, Android includes a library of Java classes for building mobile applications. Android and GPhone becomes permanently touchy-feely? Watching ``The Guardian'' should be considered time served for any wrongdoer. ``THE GUARDIAN'' What: ``Pittsburgh Law'' meets ``Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. .'' The stars: Simon Baker, Dabney Coleman, Alan Rosenberg. Where: CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. (Channel 2). When: 9 tonight Our rating: Two stars CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Dabney Coleman, left, Simon Baker and Alan Rosenberg star in CBS' ``The Guardian.'' |
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